2013 Chicago Fire season

Chicago Fire Soccer Club

2013 season
Chairman	Andrew Hauptman
Head coach	Frank Klopas
Stadium	Toyota Park (capacity: 20,000)
MLS	12th overall (6th in the Eastern Conference)
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Semifinals
Carolina Challenge Cup	Winners
Brimstone Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	Mike Magee (15 goals)
Highest home attendance	Regular season: 19,889 vs Toronto FC (October 19) Friendly: 20,042 vs Club América (July 10)
Lowest home attendance	9,723 vs Chivas USA (March 24)
Average home league attendance	15,228 [1] (regular season)
Biggest win	CHI 4-1 DC (7/20)
Biggest defeat	RBNY 5-2 CHI (10/27)
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The 2013 Chicago Fire season was the club's 15th year of existence, as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer.

Chicago Fire began the regular season on March 3, 2013 with an away match against the defending champions Los Angeles Galaxy. The Men in Red concluded the regular season on October 27, 2013 with an away match against New York Red Bulls.

The Fire finished the regular season with a 14-13-7 record, but narrowly missed the playoffs, losing the spot to the Montreal Impact on second tiebreaker. On October 30, 2013, the club has announced the head coach Frank Klopas and the president of soccer operations Javier Leon have stepped down. ^[2]

On December 5, 2013 the club's forward Mike Magee was named the MLS Most Valuable Player. ^[3]

Squad at the end of the season

As of October 27, 2013. Source: Chicago Fire official roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Alec Kann		GK	(1990-08-08)August 8, 1990 (aged 23)	Charleston Battery
25	Sean Johnson		GK	(1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 24)	Atlanta Blackhawks
70	Paolo Tornaghi		GK	(1988-06-21)June 21, 1988 (aged 25)	Inter Milan
Defenders
3	Hunter Jumper		LB	(1989-02-28)February 28, 1989 (aged 24)	University of Virginia Cavaliers
4	Bakary Soumaré		CB	(1985-11-09)November 9, 1985 (aged 27)	Philadelphia Union
6	Jalil Anibaba		CB	(1988-10-19)October 19, 1988 (aged 25)	Carolina Dynamo
13	Gonzalo Segares		LB	(1982-10-13)October 13, 1982 (aged 31)	Apollon Limassol
18	Steven Kinney		RB	(1987-10-28)October 28, 1987 (aged 25)	Carolina Dynamo
22	Austin Berry		CB	(1988-06-06)June 6, 1988 (aged 25)	University of Louisville Cardinals
28	Shaun Francis		D	(1986-10-02)October 2, 1986 (aged 27)	Charlotte Eagles
Midfielders
5	Arévalo Ríos		M	(1982-01-01)January 1, 1982 (aged 31)	Palermo
8	Dilly Duka		M	(1989-09-15)September 15, 1989 (aged 24)	Columbus Crew
11	Daniel Paladini		M	(1984-11-11)November 11, 1984 (aged 28)	Carolina RailHawks
12	Logan Pause		M	(1981-08-22)August 22, 1981 (aged 32)	University of North Carolina Tar Heels
15	Wells Thompson		M	(1983-11-25)November 25, 1983 (aged 29)	Colorado Rapids
16	Brendan King		M	(1990-02-05)February 5, 1990 (aged 23)	Alta IF
19	Corben Bone		M	(1988-09-16)September 16, 1988 (aged 25)	Carolina Dynamo
20	Jeff Larentowicz		M	(1983-08-05)August 5, 1983 (aged 30)	Colorado Rapids
21	Michael Videira		M	(1986-01-06)January 6, 1986 (aged 27)	AC St. Louis
26	Joel Lindpere		M	(1981-10-05)October 5, 1981 (aged 32)	New York Red Bulls
27	Victor Pineda		M	(1993-03-15)March 15, 1993 (aged 20)	Chicago Fire Academy
71	Alex		M	(1988-12-15)December 15, 1988 (aged 24)	FC Wohlen
Forwards
9	Mike Magee		F	(1984-09-02)September 2, 1984 (aged 29)	Los Angeles Galaxy
14	Patrick Nyarko		F	(1986-01-15)January 15, 1986 (aged 27)	Virginia Tech Hokies
17	Chris Rolfe		F	(1983-01-17)January 17, 1983 (aged 30)	Aalborg BK
24	Quincy Amarikwa		F	(1987-10-29)October 29, 1987 (aged 25)	Toronto FC
29	Maicon Santos		F	(1984-04-18)April 18, 1984 (aged 29)	D.C. United
30	Yazid Atouba		F	(1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 20)	Rainbow FC Bamenda
33	Juan Luis Anangonó		F	(1989-04-13)April 13, 1989 (aged 24)	Argentinos Juniors

Player movement

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2013

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
November 7, 2012	Arne Friedrich	D	Chicago Fire	Re-signed through the end of 2013 season	[4]
December 6, 2012	Gonzalo Segares	D	Chicago Fire	Re-signed with the club to a multi-year deal	[5]
December 7, 2012	Maicon Santos	F	D.C. United	Selected in the Stage One of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[6]
January 4, 2013	Joel Lindpere	M	New York Red Bulls	Acquired in exchange for a 2013 MLS International Roster Slot	[7]
January 16, 2013	Jeff Larentowicz	M	Colorado Rapids	Acquired together with the 30th pick (Round 2) in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for the 11th pick (Round 1) in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, allocation money and a 2013 MLS International Roster Slot	[8]
January 21, 2013	Corben Bone	M	Chicago Fire	Opted out of Stage Two of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft; re-signed by the club on January 21, 2013	[9] [10]
January 21, 2013	Alex	M	Chicago Fire	Contract option was picked up by the club	[10]
January 21, 2013	Michael Videira	M	Chicago Fire	Contract option was picked up by the club	[10]
January 31, 2013	Brendan King	M	Alta IF	Signed on a free transfer	[11]
February 4, 2013	Dilly Duka	M	Columbus Crew	Acquired together with the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers in exchange for Dominic Oduro	[12]
February 27, 2013	Quincy Amarikwa	F	Toronto FC	Acquired in exchange for a first round selection in the 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft	[13]
March 1, 2013	Yazid Atouba	M	Rainbow FC Bamenda	Signed after being selected 30th overall (second round) in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft	[14]
March 19, 2013	Alec Kann	GK	Charleston Battery	Signed on a free transfer	[15]
May 23, 2013	Bakary Soumaré	D	Philadelphia Union	Acquired in exchange for the second round pick in 2014 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money	[16]
May 25, 2013	Mike Magee	F	Los Angeles Galaxy	Acquired in exchange for the right of first refusal to Robbie Rogers and other considerations	[17]
July 10, 2013	Shaun Francis	D	Charlotte Eagles	Signed per mutual agreement with Charlotte Eagles	[18] [19]
July 23, 2013	Juan Luis Anangonó	F	Argentinos Juniors	Signed as a Designated Player	[20]
August 14, 2013	Arévalo Ríos	M	Palermo	Signed as a Designated Player	[21]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Notes	Ref
November 26, 2012	Cory Gibbs	D	None	Retired	[22]
December 14, 2012	Dan Gargan	D	San Jose Earthquakes	Selected in the First Round of Stage Two of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[23]
December 14, 2012	Jay Nolly	GK	None	Was not selected in the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft, became a free agent	[23]
January 19, 2013	Pável Pardo	M	None	Retired	[24]
January 21, 2013	Guillermo Franco	F	None	Contract option not picked up by the club	[25]
February 4, 2013	Dominic Oduro	F	Columbus Crew	Traded in exchange for Dilly Duka and the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers	[12]
February 22, 2013	Tony Walls	D	None	Waived	[26]
June 23, 2013	Arne Friedrich	D	None	Retired	[27]
August 14, 2013	Sherjill MacDonald	F	None	Released by mutual consent	[21]

• Players selected in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft, but ultimately not signed by the club (in the order they were released): defender Caleb Konstanski (selected 68th overall in Supplemental Draft, fourth round, from Indiana University), ^[28] defender John Gallagher (30th overall in Supplemental Draft, second round, from Penn State), ^[29] goalkeeper James Belshaw (49th overall in Supplemental Draft, third round, from Duke). ^[30]
• Trialists who departed or were released in the preseason: midfielder Luke Boden, ^[31] forward Sam Archer (winner of the Open Tryout), ^[32] goalkeeper Ian Joyce, ^[33] defender Rich Balchan, ^[28] defender Eric Robertson, ^[28] goalkeeper Neal Kitson, ^[34] defender Rauwshan McKenzie, ^[29] midfielder Borfor Carr, ^[29] midfielder José Alexander Pabón, ^[29] forward Blake Brettschneider, ^[29] forward Dailos Tejera, ^[29] forward Maxwell Griffin, ^[29] forward Kevin Mercado, ^[29] defender Pascal Chimbonda, ^[28] defender Leo Lelis ^[28] and forward Colin Rolfe. ^[28]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned From	Notes	Ref

Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date	Player	Position	Loaned To	Notes	Ref
July 26, 2012	Rafael Robayo	M	Millonarios	The club did not announce the duration of the loan	[35]
August 17, 2012	Sebastián Grazzini	M	Atlético de Rafaela	The club did not announce the duration of the loan	[36]
September 13, 2012	Orr Barouch	F	Bnei Yehuda	Was loaned for the remainder of the 2012 season; current status not yet announced by the club	[37]
January 25, 2013	Federico Puppo	F	LDU Quito	For the 2013 season (one-year loan)	[38]
April 1, 2013	Kellen Gulley	F	Atlanta Silverbacks	Season-long loan	[39] [40]
July 9, 2013	Álvaro Fernández	M	Nacional	Through the remainder of the 2013 season	[41]

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Frank Klopas
Assistant Coaches	Mike Matkovich Leo Percovich
Goalkeeper Coach	Aron Hyde
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Tony Jouaux
Vice President of Soccer Operations	Guillermo Petrei
Head of Scouting	Rafael Carmona
Director of Soccer & Team Development	Paul Cadwell
Director of Team Operations	Ron Stern
Head Equipment Manager	Charles Raycroft
Assistant Equipment Manager	Allan Araujo
Head Athletic Trainer	Bo Leonard, MS, ATC, PES-NASM
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Matt Zalewski, ATC
Massage Therapist	Jake Bronowski, LMT
Team Medical Director	Dr. Gilberto Munoz

Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: Chicago Fire Technical Staff

Standings

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	59	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17	58
3	New England Revolution	34	14	11	9	49	38	+11	51
4	Houston Dynamo	34	14	11	9	41	41	0	51	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Montreal Impact	34	14	13	7	50	49	+1	49
6	Chicago Fire	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5	49
7	Philadelphia Union	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2	46
8	Columbus Crew	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4	41
9	Toronto FC	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17	29
10	D.C. United	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	16

Source: MLS

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Timbers	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21	57	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Real Salt Lake	34	16	10	8	57	41	+16	56
3	LA Galaxy	34	15	11	8	53	38	+15	53
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	12	7	42	42	0	52	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Colorado Rapids	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7	51
6	San Jose Earthquakes	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7	51
7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8	48
8	FC Dallas	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4	44
9	Chivas USA	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37	26

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls (S)	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	59	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Sporting Kansas City (C)	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17	58
3	Portland Timbers	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21	57
4	Real Salt Lake	34	16	10	8	57	41	+16	56
5	LA Galaxy	34	15	11	8	53	38	+15	53
6	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	12	7	42	42	0	52
7	New England Revolution	34	14	11	9	49	38	+11	51
8	Colorado Rapids	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7	51
9	Houston Dynamo	34	14	11	9	41	41	0	51
10	San Jose Earthquakes	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7	51
11	Montreal Impact	34	14	13	7	50	49	+1	49	CONCACAF Champions League
12	Chicago Fire	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5	49
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8	48
14	Philadelphia Union	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2	46
15	FC Dallas	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4	44
16	Columbus Crew	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4	41
17	Toronto FC	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17	29
18	Chivas USA	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37	26
19	D.C. United	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	16	CONCACAF Champions League

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	49	14	13	7	47	52	−5	10	4	2	28	20	+8	4	9	5	19	32	−13

Last updated: October 27, 2013
Source: MLSsoccer.com standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	T	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	T	W	T	W	W	W	L	L	W	T	W	W	L	W	T	L	T	W	L	T	W	W	W	L

Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2013. Source: MLS conference standings and MLS Supporters' Shield standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Match results

  Win  Tie  Loss

Preseason

Chicago Fire v Florida Gulf Coast University

January 27, 2013Preseason	Chicago Fire	2–0	Florida Gulf Coast University	Ave Maria, Florida
15:00 CST (UTC-06)	Dominic Oduro 39' Daniel Paladini 47'	Report		Stadium: Ave Maria University

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

January 30, 2013Preseason	Chicago Fire	1–2	Columbus Crew	Bradenton, Florida
10:30 CST (UTC-06)	Neal Kitson  20' Wells Thompson  31' Hunter Jumper  61' John Gallagher  72' Yazid Atouba 89'	Report	Federico Higuaín 21' (pen.) Sercan Güvenışık 65'	Stadium: IMG Academy

Chicago Fire v Chivas USA

February 5, 2013Preseason	Chicago Fire	1–1	Chivas USA	Carson, California
13:30 CST (UTC-06)	Yazid Atouba 52'	Report 105 min match (45+30+30)	Miller Bolaños 39' Mario de Luna  49'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center

Chicago Fire Reserves v University of California Santa Barbara

February 9, 2013Preseason	Chicago Fire Reserves	1–1	University of California Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California
18:00 CST (UTC-06)	Michael Videira 12'	Report 80 min match (40+40)	Charlie Miller 21'	Stadium: Harder Stadium

Chicago Fire v San Jose Earthquakes

February 9, 2013Preseason	Chicago Fire	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Santa Barbara, California
20:00 CST (UTC-06)	Jeff Larentowicz 79' (pen.)	Report 80 min match (40+40)		Stadium: Harder Stadium

Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo

February 16, 2013 CCC	Chicago Fire	3–2	Houston Dynamo	Charleston, South Carolina
16:00 CST (UTC-06)	Sherjill MacDonald 23' uncredited 27' (o.g.) Jeff Larentowicz 48' Wells Thompson  89'	Report	Jermaine Taylor  10' Brad Davis 15' Mike Chabala  46' Cam Weaver 64' Je-Vaughn Watson  89'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Chicago Fire Reserves v Coastal Carolina University

February 17, 2013Preseason	Chicago Fire Reserves	4–2	Coastal Carolina University	North Charleston, South Carolina
12:00 CST (UTC-06)	Maicon Santos 13' Alex 19' Wells Thompson 31' Colin Rolfe 56'	Report 80 min match (40+40)	Jakub Stourac 2' unidentified 42'	Stadium: Charleston Southern University

Charleston Battery v Chicago Fire

February 20, 2013 CCC	Charleston Battery	1–2	Chicago Fire	Charleston, South Carolina
18:15 CST (UTC-06)	Jose Cuevas 11' Gibson Bardsley  54'	Report	Austin Berry 27' Arne Friedrich  44' Hunter Jumper  90' Alex 90'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

February 23, 2013 CCC	Chicago Fire	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Charleston, South Carolina
15:30 CST (UTC-06)	Jeff Larentowicz  55' Maicon Santos 57' Wells Thompson  83'	Report	Gershon Koffie  43' Darren Mattocks 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2013 Major League Soccer season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

Los Angeles Galaxy v Chicago Fire

Sunday, March 3, 2013Match 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	4–0	Chicago Fire	Carson, California
16:00 CST (UTC-06)	Magee 38', 68', 74' Dunivant  75' Keane 80'	Report National broadcast: UniMás		Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,124 Referee: Kevin Stott

Chicago Fire v New England Revolution

Saturday, March 9, 2013Match 2	Chicago Fire	0–1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
18:30 CST (UTC-06)	Larentowicz  55'	Report National broadcast: NBC Sports	Bengtson 62' Fagúndez  86'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,242 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire

Saturday, March 16, 2013Match 3	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Chicago Fire	Kansas City, Kansas
14:00	Sinovic  47' Rosell  93+'	Report National broadcast: NBC Sports	Paladini  41' Segares  77' Santos  84' Rolfe  91+'	Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,868 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Chicago Fire v Chivas USA

Sunday, March 24, 2013Match 4	Chicago Fire	1–4	Chivas USA	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00	Paladini  22' Nyarko 64'	Report National broadcast: UniMás	Burling  26' Bowen  40' Mejía 57' Velázquez 73' Agudelo 75' Anibaba 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 9,723 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls

Sunday, April 7, 2013Match 5	Chicago Fire	3–1	New York Red Bulls	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00	Berry  16' Paladini 44' Santos 83', 89'	Report National broadcast: ESPN2	Olave 17' Holgersson  51' Luyindula  66'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,557 Referee: Allen Chapman

Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire

Sunday, April 14, 2013Match 6	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Chicago Fire	Houston, Texas
16:00	Bruin 26' Davis 81' Ashe  93+'	Report National broadcast: UniMás	Rolfe 29' Daniel Paladini  55'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,942 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

Saturday, April 20, 2013Match 7	Chicago Fire	1–0	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Segares  6' Thompson  13' Larentowicz 83' Paladini  87'	Report	Gláuber  85'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,813 Referee: David Gantar

Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire

Saturday, April 27, 2013Match 8	Montreal Impact	2–0	Chicago Fire	Montreal, Quebec
15:00	Iapichino  43' Romero 57' Vaio  64'76' Lefèvre  74'	Report National broadcast: NBC Sports	Larentowicz  63' Johnson  64'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,773 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

Saturday, May 11, 2013Match 9	Chicago Fire	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30	Duka  62'	Report National broadcast: NBC Sports	McInerney 75'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,205 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

Saturday, May 18, 2013Match 10	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
18:30	McInerney 3' Carroll  56' Williams  73' Casey  91+'	Report	Wells Thompson  14'  63' Jalil Anibaba  57'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,575 Referee: David Gantar

Real Salt Lake v Chicago Fire

Saturday, May 25, 2013Match 11	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Chicago Fire	Sandy, Utah
20:00	Saborío 78' Morales  94'	Report	Amarikwa 84' Nyarko  85'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,293 Referee: Chris Penso

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

Sunday, June 2, 2013Match 12	Chicago Fire	2–0	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00	DeLeon 9' (o.g.) Magee 85' Duka  88'	Report National broadcast: UniMás		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,546 Referee: Juan Guzman

Chicago Fire v Portland Timbers

Saturday, June 8, 2013Match 13	Chicago Fire	2–2	Portland Timbers	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Magee  60'68' Paladini 82'	Report	Valeri 33' Chará  47' Zemanski 58' W. Johnson  83'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,349 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Chicago Fire v Colorado Rapids

Wednesday, June 19, 2013Match 14	Chicago Fire	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Magee 23' (pen.) Berry 47' Larentowicz  60'	Report	Brown 17' Mullan  70' Sturgis  81' Mera  84'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,349 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

Saturday, June 22, 2013Match 15	Columbus Crew	1–2	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
19:00	Higuaín 7' (pen.) Arrieta  45' Sánchez  77'	Report	Lindpere  48' Duka 52' Magee 54' Segares  60' Soumaré  65'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,624 Referee: Drew Fischer

Chicago Fire v San Jose Earthquakes

Wednesday, July 3, 2013Match 16	Chicago Fire	3–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Duka 36' Larentowicz  39' Nyarko 47' Rolfe 84'	Report	Gordon 14' Lindpere 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 14,815 Referee: Chris Penso

Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas City

Sunday, July 7, 2013Match 17	Chicago Fire	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00	Magee 38' Segares  57' Anibaba  62' Larentowicz  81' Soumaré  85' Paladini  90+3'	Report National broadcast: ESPN	Feilhaber 6' Zusi 8' Olum  28' Zusi  55'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,735 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Chicago Fire

Sunday, July 14, 2013Match 18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–1	Chicago Fire	Vancouver, British Columbia
18:00	Sanvezzo 66', 71' Manneh 84'	Report	Nyarko 94+'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,206 Referee: Allen Chapman

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

Saturday, July 20, 2013Match 19	Chicago Fire	4–1	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Rolfe 2', 45+1' Lindpere 11' Magee 56' (pen.) Rolfe  81' Berry  90+1'	Report	Silva 58' Porter 70' Thorrington  90+2'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,190 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire

Saturday, July 27, 2013Match 20	Houston Dynamo	1–1	Chicago Fire	Houston, Texas
19:00	Barnes  36' Weaver 61'	Report National broadcast: NBC Sports	Lindpere  27' Magee 63'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,039 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

Saturday, August 3, 2013Match 21	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Chicago Fire	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18:30	Williams 60' Hoppenot  85'	Report	Nyarko 9' Anibaba  16' Lima  40' Magee 75'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,295 Referee: David Gantar

Chicago Fire v Montreal Impact

Saturday, August 10, 2013Match 22	Chicago Fire	2–1	Montreal Impact	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Lindpere 6' Duka 23'	Report	Martins 57' Paponi  80' Ferrari  89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,297 Referee: Juan Guzman

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire

Saturday, August 17, 2013Match 23	New England Revolution	2–0	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30	Agudelo 54' Rowe 90+1' Sène  90+5'	Report	Segares  34' Soumaré  90+5'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,630 Referee: Edwin Jurisevic

Chicago Fire v Sporting Kansas City

Friday, August 23, 2013Match 24	Chicago Fire	1–0	Sporting Kansas City	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Jumper 13' Lima  20' Jumper  35'	Report National broadcast: NBC Sports	Joseph  62' Besler  88'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,085 Referee: Mark Geiger

Chicago Fire v Houston Dynamo

Sunday, September 1, 2013Match 25	Chicago Fire	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Bridgeview, Illinois
14:00	Boswell 36' (o.g.) Rolfe  40'	Report National broadcast: UniMás	Creavalle  51' Moffat 90'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,808 Referee: Drew Fischer

Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire

Saturday, September 7, 2013Match 26	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Chicago Fire	Seattle, Washington
21:00	Neagle 40' Rosales  48' González  70' Segares 89' (o.g.)	Report National broadcast: NBC Sports	Magee 25' Soumaré  29' Duka  41' Paladini  87'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,503 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

Wednesday, September 11, 2013Match 27	Toronto FC	1–1	Chicago Fire	Toronto, Ontario
18:30	Earnshaw 23' Convey  29' Braun  45+1' Hall  71' Henry  90+1'	Report	Dilly Duka 20'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,217 Referee: Geoff Gamble

Chicago Fire v New England Revolution

Saturday, September 14, 2013Match 28	Chicago Fire	3–2	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Anangonó 30' Magee 55' 89' Segares  61' Larentowicz  69' Lima 86'	Report	Rowe 9' Sène 45+1'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Columbus Crew v Chicago Fire

Saturday, September 21, 2013Match 29	Columbus Crew	3–0	Chicago Fire	Columbus, Ohio
18:30	Oduro 15' Marshall  38' Higuaín 70' Añor 76' Arrieta  76'	Report	Bakary Soumaré  29'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,010 Referee: Juan Guzman

Chicago Fire v Montreal Impact

Saturday, September 28, 2013Match 30	Chicago Fire	2–2	Montreal Impact	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Vaio 25' Arnaud  70' Tissot 87'	Report	Pause  19' Magee 57', 73' 84'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,173 Referee: Armando Villarreal

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

Friday, October 4, 2013Match 31	D.C. United	0–3	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
19:00	Nyassi  34' Riley  36' Kitchen  84'	Report National broadcast: NBC Sports	Larentowicz 24' Soumaré 26' Amarikwa 89'	Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,949 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

FC Dallas v Chicago Fire

Saturday, October 12, 2013Match 32	FC Dallas	2–3	Chicago Fire	Frisco, Texas
19:30	Jackson  22' Cooper 63', 75' (pen.) Castillo  84'	Report	Anangonó 25' Magee 42' Anibaba 52'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,087 Referee: Kevin Stott

Chicago Fire v Toronto FC

Saturday, October 19, 2013Match 33	Chicago Fire	1–0	Toronto FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Larentowicz  57' Magee 64' (pen.) Segares  70'	Report	Morgan  54'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 19,889 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire

Sunday, October 27, 2013Match 34	New York Red Bulls	5–2	Chicago Fire	Harrison, New Jersey
16:00	Henry 24' Carney  37' Sekagya 49' Sam 56' Alexander 77' Steele 84'	Report National broadcast: UniMás	Magee 6' Anangonó  52' Soumaré  77' Amarikwa 90'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2013 U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Charlotte Eagles v Chicago Fire

Wednesday, May 29, 2013Third Round	Charlotte Eagles	0–2	Chicago Fire	Rock Hill, South Carolina
18:00	Mike Magee 11' Bakary Soumaré  39' Chris Rolfe 57'	Report		Stadium: Eagle Field, Winthrop University

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew

Wednesday, June 13, 2013Fourth Round	Chicago Fire	2–1	Columbus Crew	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00	Mike Magee 28' 71' Patrick Nyarko 78' 82' Bakary Soumaré  90'	Report	Konrad Warzycha 22' 71'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: free admission
Note: The match, originally scheduled for June 12th at 7:30 pm, was moved to June 13th at 12 noon due to inclement weather and lightning in the area. The admission was free. [42]

Chicago Fire v Orlando City

Wednesday, June 26, 2013Quarterfinals	Chicago Fire	5–1	Orlando City	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Chris Rolfe 6', 63' Alex  24' Patrick Nyarko 69' Gonzalo Segares  73' Mike Magee 83' Joel Lindpere 91+'	Report	Christian Duke  21' Rob Valentino 51' Yann Songo'o  71' Bryan Burke  76' Adama Mbengue  86'	Stadium: Toyota Park

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

Wednesday, August 7, 2013Semifinals	Chicago Fire	0–2	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30		Report	Dwayne De Rosario 44' Nick DeLeon 48'	Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Jair Marrufo

Friendlies

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05)

Chicago Fire v Minnesota United FC

Friday, March 29, 2013	Chicago Fire	0–1	Minnesota United FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
10:00	Leo Lelis  90'  93+'	Report	Simone Bracalello  55' Miguel Ibarra 73'	Stadium: Toyota Park Practice Field Attendance: free

Chicago Fire v Club América

Wednesday, July 10, 2013	Chicago Fire	2–3	Club América	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Daniel Paladini 19' 24' Shaun Francis  51' Sherjill MacDonald 91+'	Report	Luis Gabriel Rey 25' Erik Pimentel  31' Paul Aguilar  34' Jesús Antonio Leal  41' Christian Bermúdez 63' (pen.) Antonio López Ojeda 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,042 Referee: Ted Unkel

Recognition

Leading scorers

MLS regular season Rank Scorer Goals Assists 1 Mike Magee 15 4 2 Patrick Nyarko 4 4 3 Dilly Duka 4 3 4 Chris Rolfe 4 1 5 Quincy Amarikwa 3 0 6 Joel Lindpere 2 8 7 Jeff Larentowicz 2 4 8 Daniel Paladini 2 3 9 Maicon Santos 2 2 10 Juan Luis Anangonó 2 1 11 Jalil Anibaba 1 3 12 Austin Berry 1 2 13 Hunter Jumper 1 1 Alex 1 1 15 Bakary Soumaré 1 0 16 Sherjill MacDonald 0 1 Gonzalo Segares 0 1

U.S. Open Cup Rank Scorer Goals Assists 1 Mike Magee 3 2 2 Chris Rolfe 3 1 3 Patrick Nyarko 2 0 4 Joel Lindpere 1 0 5 Gonzalo Segares 0 2 6 Dilly Duka 0 1 Jeff Larentowicz 0 1 Maicon Santos 0 1

Updated to match played on October 27, 2013.
Source: MLSsoccer.com statistics - 2013 Chicago Fire

MLS Team of the week

Week	Player	Position	Report
6	Daniel Paladini	MF	Report
	Maicon Santos	FW
8	Austin Berry	DF	Report
15	Alex	MF	Report
17	Dilly Duka	MF	Report
	Mike Magee	FW
	Frank Klopas	Coach
21	Joel Lindpere	MF	Report
	Chris Rolfe	FW
24	Sean Johnson	GK	Report
26	Jalil Anibaba	DF	Report
	Hunter Jumper	DF
29	Juan Luis Anangonó	FW	Report
	Frank Klopas	Coach
31	Mike Magee	FW	Report
32	Sean Johnson	GK	Report
	Bakary Soumaré	DF
33	Jeff Larentowicz	MF	Report
	Frank Klopas	Coach
34	Mike Magee	FW	Report

MLS Player of the week

Week	Player	Report
21	Chris Rolfe	POTW

MLS Player of the month

Month	Player	Report
June	Mike Magee	POTM

MLS All-star game

Position	Player	Report
Forward	Mike Magee	Fan XI

Team annual award winners

Forward Mike Magee was named the team's Most Valuable Player, as well as the Golden Boot winner. Goalkeeper Sean Johnson was named the Defender of the year. These annual team award winners were selected by local media. ^[43]

Daniel Paladini won the club's Goal of the Year award via online fan voting. ^[44]

MLS season award winners

Forward Mike Magee was named to the MLS Best XI ^[45] and won the MLS Most Valuable Player Award. ^{[3] [46]}

Kits

Home

Home alt. 1

Home alt. 2

Away

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Red with white lettering	Red	Red
Home alt. 1 [47] [48]	Red with stars-and-stripes lettering	Navy blue	White	Independence Day special; worn at home MLS game on July 3 against San Jose Earthquakes
Home alt. 2 [49]	Navy blue with pink lettering	Navy blue	Pink	Breast cancer awareness special; away kit worn at home MLS game on October 19 against Toronto FC
Away	Navy blue with white lettering	Navy blue	Navy blue

Third kit

On October 8, 2013 the club unveiled the third kit to be worn in the 2014 season. The municipal-themed design named "Heart on Your Sleeve" incorporated the city flag as well as the iconic Chicago skyline. The winning design was selected via a fan vote online. ^[50]

Miscellany

International roster slots

On January 4, 2013 Chicago has traded a 2013 International Roster Slot to New York Red Bulls in exchange for the midfielder Joel Lindpere. ^[7] On January 16, 2013 Chicago has traded another 2013 International Roster Slot to Colorado Rapids in exchange for Jeff Larentowicz, 11th pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. ^[8] Subsequently, Chicago Fire had six MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2014 MLS SuperDraft round 4 pick from Real Salt Lake in exchange for Kwame Watson-Siriboe.
Future picks traded: 2014 MLS SuperDraft second-round pick and allocation money to Philadelphia Union in exchange for defender Bakary Soumaré. 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft round 1 (which later was merged into 2014 MLS SuperDraft and became round 3) pick to Toronto FC in exchange for Quincy Amarikwa.

MLS rights to other players

On February 4, 2013 Chicago Fire acquired the MLS rights to Robbie Rogers from Columbus Crew ^[12] and subsequently traded them to Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for Mike Magee. ^[51]

References

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34. "Camp Notebook: Nyarko trains in full, Johnson set to arrive". February 7, 2013."With Johnson's arrival, trialing goalkeeper Neal Kitson has departed training camp."
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